Civil unions are a recognized category of relationship between two persons that provides many of the benefits of marriage. It represents a separate legal category that allows persons of the same sex to enter into a protected and recognized legal relationship that accords benefits to its parties. Vermont became the first state to pass a civil union law in 2000.

• What states still recognize common law marriages?
• Can cousins legally marry?
• What does the law say about limiting marriages between family members?
• Can parties who enter into a regular marriage change or convert that marriage into a covenant marriage?
• What states allow covenant marriages?
• What is a covenant marriage?
• Must you take a blood test before getting married?
• How much does a marriage license cost?
• What is a common law marriage?
• How can people be married?
• How is marriage defined by the law?
• What types of issues are covered by family law, or the law of domestic relations?
• Can your employer force you to take a polygraph test?
• What if you test positive for drugs, but you really believe that the test was wrong? Is there any recourse?
• Can your employer require you to take a drug test?
• How does the unemployment benefits process work?
• If you are fired from your job can you obtain unemployment benefits coverage?
• Must an employer do anything to accommodate employees who wish to breast feed their children?
• Must employers give employees time off for lunch and for rest periods?
• Are employment discrimination awards taxable?